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Fallen Angel
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Question regarding vocabulary
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Hi everybody!
In Portugal it is quite common for balconies to be closed. In Portuguese we call it "marquise" and I would like to know how to say it in English. Is it a closed balcony?
Here you have a picture so that you can know what I �m really talking about.
Thanks in advance!
Cristina
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14 Jun 2011
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Redbull
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Not sure about the U.S.A but we British would say enclosed balcony. And an enclosed verandah would normally be on ground floor to the garden.
REDBULL GIVES YOU WINGS YOU KNOW  . |
14 Jun 2011
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edrodmedina
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An enclosed porch would be close. Balcony in the US, as far as I know, refers to a structure that is supported in the air like the seats on the side of a theater.
Muppets in a balcony |
14 Jun 2011
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Redbull
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Hi Ed...an enclosed porch would be from the front door of the house in England! |
14 Jun 2011
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Fallen Angel
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Hi Ed and Redbull!
I forgot to say that we also have this "thing" in flats. Well, without the door of course!!! |
14 Jun 2011
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almaz
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I �ve heard them referred to as �glazed window balconies � or �balcony windows � - like the galerias you see in A Coru�a. |
14 Jun 2011
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libertybelle
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ED - Juliet spoke to Romeo from her balcony!
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14 Jun 2011
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edrodmedina
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@ Liberty , Yes..and had she not listened to him things wouldv �e been totally different. ;-)
We have front and back porches. |
14 Jun 2011
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Jayho
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Here �s my POV
If it is a house/townhouse/villa/duplex/semi detached house and the enclosed section is at ground level it is an enclosed verandah (or porch). If it is a ground floor apartment/flat with an enclosed ground level section then it is considered a balcony.
If is is raised from the ground, like first floor or higher, then it is an enclosed balcony regardless of dwelling type.
Cheers
Jayho
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14 Jun 2011
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libertybelle
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Ed - and sometimes porches that go all the way around the house! (probably somewhere like Louisiana!!  )
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14 Jun 2011
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